County of Oxford Draft Waste Management Strategy Presented to the Town of Tillsonburg

1. County of Oxford Draft Waste Management Strategy Presented to the Town of Tillsonburg May 26, 2014 Let’s Talk ... Trash A road map for reducing, handling, and disposing of waste generated within the County of Oxford.

2. Waste Management Strategy Timeline Public Engagement 1st Electronic Survey 726 responses Draft Integrated Waste Management Plan Staff presented GENIVAR’s Draft Plan to County Council Public Engagement Telephone Survey – 400 respondents Let’s Talk Public Works Campaign – 749 visitors Mar 2012 Mar – Jun 2012 Feb 2013 Apr – Sep 2013 Aug – Sep 2013 May2014 Facilitated Councillor Workshops Two workshops to review GENIVAR’s Plan and obtain input into the development of a County Plan. Draft Waste Management Strategy Staff present Draft Strategy to County Council Steering Committee Meetings Two meetings Rep. from Council, area Municipalities, and IC&I

3. Current State of Affairs • 30 years of landfill space remaining • Garbage tonnage decreased by 50,000 since 2006 • Tipping Fee Revenue decreased by $2 million since 2007 • Residential Diversion Rate = 58% in 2012 • Diverted tonnage increased by 16,000 tonnes since 2007

4. Oxford County in 2041

5. System Improvement Options: Requiring Public Engagement Six Day Collection of Garbage and Recycling • Offers 10-15% savings on collection costs • Enables the County to almost double the frequency of blue box collection • Eliminates Saturday collection caused by statutory holidays • Reduces the number of collection vehicles required

6. 6 Day Collection Cycle

7. System Improvement Options: Requiring Public Engagement

8. System Improvement Options: Requiring Council Approval Extend Collection Contract • Tender seven year curbside collection and processing contracts Co-Collection • Tender co-collection of garbage and recycling Two Stream vs. Single Stream Recycling • Tender two stream and single stream recycling options

9. System Improvement Options: Requiring Council Approval Curbside Routing Efficiency Analysis • Full utilization of equipment and labour will increase program efficiencies and reduce costs Local Transfer Station Options • Eliminate costs and service delays associated with direct haul to out of County processing facility

10. System Improvement Options: Requiring Council Approval Scrap Metal Depot • material tonnage has dropped by 33 tonnes Special Waste Collection Event • material tonnage has dropped by 28 tonnes Community Recycling Centre (CRC) • establish a partnership program with local not-for-profit organizations

11. System Improvement Options: Requiring Council Approval To move towards a sustainable community the County should: • Introduce material bans for recyclable materials with a collection program in place. • Initiate an IC&I waste diversion and promotion and education program.

12. System Improvement Options: Requiring Council Approval Amend Bag Tag By-Law • 74% of survey respondents do not know the program requirements Develop a Curbside Collection By-Law • 90% of customer service complaints are due to resident error Bag Tag Pricing Sustainability Program

13. Waste Management Strategy Timeline Public Engagement 1st Electronic Survey 726 responses Draft Integrated Waste Management Plan Staff presented GENIVAR’s Draft Plan to County Council Public Engagement 2nd Electronic Survey; Open House; Committee Meeting Public Engagement Telephone Survey – 400 respondents Let’s Talk Public Works Campaign – 749 visitors Mar 2012 Mar – Jun 2012 Feb 2013 Apr – Sep 2013 Aug – Sep 2013 May2014 May – Jun 2014 Aug 2014 Draft Waste Management Strategy Staff present Draft Strategy to County Council Facilitated Councillor Workshops Two workshops to review GENIVAR’s Plan and obtain input into the development of a County Plan. Draft Waste Management Strategy Staff present Draft Strategy to County Council Steering Committee Meetings Two meetings Rep. from Council, area Municipalities, and IC&I